Event Title

Presenter Information

Faculty Sponsor

Michael Huntsberger

Location

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

Date

5-11-2012 3:00 PM

End Date

5-11-2012 4:30 PM

Subject Area

Mass Communication

Description

The McMinnville 100 Years Ago research project was created by Michael Huntsberger, assistant professor of mass communication, as a capstone research project for mass communication seniors. Our group has focused our research on women’s roles in Yamhill County since 1912. As a group, we have chosen to focus our project on the impact women of the time made on society. In addition to examining what it was like to be a pioneer woman and how those roles were reflected in the media, we have looked at key figures such as Abigail Scott Duniway, Yamhill County resident and one of the most influential women of the suffrage campaign. Duniway’s life story exemplifies the struggle that pioneer women in Yamhill County endured, from their lack of civil rights to demanding daily schedules. She spent her life making strides for women and was instrumental in passing laws that gave women the right to vote.

We have analyzed a variety of historic materials such as newspapers, journals, photographs and various secondary sources. These documents were found through research at the Yamhill County Historical Museum and McMinnville Public Library. With our evidence, we have painted a picture of what the lives of women really were one hundred years ago.

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May 11th, 3:00 PMMay 11th, 4:30 PM

McMinnville 100 Years Ago - Women's Roles

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

The McMinnville 100 Years Ago research project was created by Michael Huntsberger, assistant professor of mass communication, as a capstone research project for mass communication seniors. Our group has focused our research on women’s roles in Yamhill County since 1912. As a group, we have chosen to focus our project on the impact women of the time made on society. In addition to examining what it was like to be a pioneer woman and how those roles were reflected in the media, we have looked at key figures such as Abigail Scott Duniway, Yamhill County resident and one of the most influential women of the suffrage campaign. Duniway’s life story exemplifies the struggle that pioneer women in Yamhill County endured, from their lack of civil rights to demanding daily schedules. She spent her life making strides for women and was instrumental in passing laws that gave women the right to vote.

We have analyzed a variety of historic materials such as newspapers, journals, photographs and various secondary sources. These documents were found through research at the Yamhill County Historical Museum and McMinnville Public Library. With our evidence, we have painted a picture of what the lives of women really were one hundred years ago.

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